Flexible tool for inserting padding into upholstery



FLEXIBLE TOOL FOR INSERTING PADDING INTO UPHOLSTERY Fild Oct. 24. 1923 INVENTOR 171 L/SIZ' fi 5. film/ E l1 Patented June 10, 1924.

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ALLISTER Sv MITCHELL, F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO CALIFORNIA COT- TON MILLS COMPANY, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA.

FLEXIBLE TOOL FOR INSERTING PADDING INTO UPHOLS'IERY.

Application filed October 24, 1923. Serial No. 670,400.

To (17] whom. if may con-(fern:

Be it known that ALLisTEn S. MITCHELL,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland. in the county of Alameda and State of California. has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flexible Tools for Inserting Padding into Upholstery. of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improved apparatus for forming upholstery.

The object of my invention is to provide an apparatus of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture.

Another object is to provide a forming apparatus which will yield transversely to permit its insertion into tapered upholstery pockets.

In the annexed drawing in which myinvention is illustrated:

Figure 1 is a plan view partly in section of my filling tube inserted intoa pocket in the upholstery.

Figure is a side view of my filling tube.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line I 3 of Fig.

l ig. -t is an end view taken in direction of the arrows in Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing: The apparatus with which the padding is insert ed into the pockets of the seat back consists of a tube 1, which has an enlarged mouth 2 formed at the rear end thereof. The tube. has two slots Band 4 formed therein. which extend from the forward end of said tube to adjacent the mouth 2 at. the rear thereof. These slots are positioned diametrically It will be seen that these tongues will readily collapse when inserted into a tapered pocket, while sufiicient metal is retained at the lower end of the tube to spring the tongues apart when not in use.

The tongue 6 is slightly smaller in diameter than the tongue 5, to permit them to fit one within the other.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. An apparatus for forming upholstery comprising a tube. an enlarged mouth at one end of said tube. said tube having slots formed therein, extending from the forward end to adjacent said mouth. v

2. An apparatus for forming upholstery comprising a tube. an enlargedmouth atone end of said tube. said tube having slots formed therein. extendingfirom the forward end to adjacent said mouth. a pair of tongues formed by said slots. one tongue being slightly smaller in diameter than the other. i

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

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opposite each other .and form two tongues 5 and (3 of the tube 1. 

